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Super Bowl LIII: Sean McVay's NFL coaching journey began with Bucs

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A decade before he was leading the Los Angeles Rams to the Super Bowl, and forcing a seismic change among the NFL coaching ranks, Sean McVay was a little-known assistant coach for the Tampa Bay Buccaneers.

Fresh out of college, McVay landed a gig with the Bucs as a quality control coach under Jon Gruden in 2008.

McVay’s stint in Tampa was brief, lasting just a season before he moved on to coach wide receivers for the United Football League’s Florida Tuskers (later the Virginia Destroyers, before folding in 2012). He then returned to the NFL to make his meteoric rise with the Washington Redskins under Jon’s younger brother, Jay Gruden.

After moving from assistant tight ends coach to tight ends coach to offensive coordinator during seven seasons in Washington, McVay has led the Rams to NFC West titles in each of his two seasons as head coach.

And now, he’s got his team 60 minutes (maybe a few more) away from the gridiron’s Holy Grail.

For a deeper dive into McVay’s time in Tampa, check out this awesome feature from The Athletic’s Greg Auman.

As ugly as the Tampa Bay Buccaneers have been in the win-loss department over the past two seasons (back-to-back 5-11 campaigns), you could make a strong argument that their current uniforms have made the on-field product look even worse.

The Bucs aren't likely to make any uniform changes for the 2019 season, but that isn't stopping Tampa Bay fan Samer Ali from giving the team some ideas for a fresh new look.